Structure and follow-ups continually make me see things with a fresh perspective
I was fortunate to find Melissa in an early stage of our start-up, when my role began to shift from doing the work to overseeing the work. I sought a coach with the sense I’d been feeling confined in my leadership approach for given situations, but then circumstances would change and the issue would resolve. But it wasn’t until working with Melissa that I actually addressed some of the root learnings I needed to develop past that phase and into a place where my leadership style can flourish alongside our rapidly growing team.
As someone who hadn’t worked with an executive coach, Melissa’s structure and follow-ups continually make me see things with a fresh perspective, but they also make me squirm a bit in precisely the way one should be when you are out of your comfort zone and addressing important questions. She is wonderful at helping develop through problem-oriented collaborative sessions, but most of all has a finely honed ability to drive accountability and consistency in your leadership development. My cofounder and I also did a program together, led by Melissa, and that has been wonderful for our work relationship in building communication and trust. I feel really fortunate to work with Melissa and highly recommend her as a partner for leaders at many stages of their business and career.